People: Jul. 25, 1969

James Birdseye McPherson (a Civil War general), Michael Hillegas (first
U.S. Treasurer), William Windom (onetime Treasury Secretary) and Chief
One-Papa (a Sioux) share a common distinction. They were all once
pictured on U.S. currency that has since gone out of circulation. Now
they will be joined in the banknote bonevard by four less obscure
historical figures: Presidents William McKinley, James Madison and
Grover Cleveland, and Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. The Treasury is
stopping production of $500 (McKinley), $1,000 (Cleveland), $5,000
(Madison) and $10,000 (Chase) bills; demand for the big notes, first...